spirits

Example Sentences

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For water, that can be a cup of water to quench the spirits’ thirst after their journey, or sometimes the deceased’s favorite drink.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2021

These first snippets of dialogue with the beyond establish the conventions used in “Sandover”—Merrill’s and his friends’ earthy commentary in lowercase, the spirits’ confessions and harangues in all caps.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 6, 2015

At an early rehearsal, she divided the cast into small groups to brainstorm on the spirits’ characters.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2013

“They can act as if all is well except that their consumers are in a funk and so what John Maynard Keynes called ‘animal spirits’ must be revived through stimulus measures.

From Washington Post • May 8, 2012

Believers, including the Posts, Capron, and Willets, discussed the spirits’ directive in depth.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock